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The New York Islanders have acquired forward Thomas Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Matt Moulson, a first-round draft pick in 2014 and a 2015 second-round pick.

It had been widely speculated that the 2013-14 season could be Vanek's last with the Sabres. He has one year left on his contract and rumors were heating up. Vanek led the Sabres with 20 goals and 41 points 38 games last season. In 13 games this season, he has scored four goals and added five assists. The Austrian is in the final year of a seven-year deal he signed with the Sabres prior to 2007-08 worth an average annual value of $7.142-million. Moulson has scored six goals and three assists with the Islanders in 11 games so far in 2013-14. He, too, is set to become an unrestricted free agent at season's end. He is in the final season of a three-year deal worth an average annual value of $3.13-million. The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference with a 2-10-1 record and just five points through their first 11 games. Vanek was one of two high-profile Sabres playing out the final year of a contract alongside goaltender Ryan Miller.

Jeff Carter scored a pair of goals in Monday's 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild.

Carter's power-play tally in the second period extended Los Angeles' lead to 2-0 at the time. He then scored the game-winning goal late in overtime. The Kings forward finished the game with a plus-2 rating, five shots on goal and one hit in 19:00 of ice time. The 33-year-old has is up to eight goals and five assists in 18 games this season. Tanner Pearson and Dustin Brown also found the back of the net during Monday's victory.

Luongo was able to blank his hometown team. The Canadiens had a goal called back because of an offside, but Luongo wasn't really tested beyond that. The veteran netminder has a 15-9-2 record with a 2.53 goals-against-average and a .928 save percentage this season. He'll continue to be a strong number two goaltender in most standard fantasy leagues down the stretch.

Ryan Donato scored a goal and two assists in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Not bad for a rookie playing in his first NHL game. Donato tied the game at one early in the second period before adding primary assists on goals by Riley Nash (3-1) and David Krejci (4-4). He finished the night with an even rating, six shots on goal and one hit in 19:40 of ice time. Donato is worth an added in most standard leagues, but don't expect him to produce like this every night. The fact that the Bruins were able to push the Blue Jackets to overtime without having guys like Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Charlie McAvoy and Rick Nash in the lineup is pretty impressive.

Cam Atkinson found the back of the net in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Boston Bruins.

The Blue Jackets found themselves down 3-1 late in the second period, but they still managed to force overtime. In the extra frame, it was Atkinson that gave the Jackets the win at the 2:55 mark of the period. The 28-year-old has now scored four times in his last three contests. Atkinson finished the game with a plus-2 rating and four shots on goal in 21:10 of ice time. He's up to 17 goals and 34 points in 57 games this season. Boone Jenner, Sonny Milano, Thomas Vanek and Artemi Panarin also scored for Columbus.

Rinne has rattled off 11 consecutive victories and he's now reached the 40-win mark for the third time in his career. The Preds netminder is definitely in the conversation for the Vezina Trophy in 2017-18. He owns a 40-9-4 record with a 2.21 goals-against-average and a .931 save percentage this season. Rinne will continue to be an elite fantasy option at his position down the stretch and into the playoffs. Mike Fisher, Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Hartman found the back of the net for the Predators on Monday night.

Filip Forsberg scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

He registered the primary assist on Ryan Johansen's second-period tally. Forsberg then extended Nashville's lead to 3-0 at the 16:09 mark of the third period. The Preds winger finished the game with a plus-2 rating, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in 14:24 of ice time. The 23-year-old has accumulated seven points in his last six games. He's up to 21 goals and 53 points in 58 games this season. Mike Fisher and Ryan Hartman also found the back of the net for the Predators on Monday night.

Updating a previous item, Rick Nash is dealing with an upper-body injury.

Nash didn't come out for the team's pre-game warmup and now we know why. He's considered day-to-day at this point. The veteran winger has 21 goals and 13 points in 71 games with the Rangers and Bruins this season.

Alex Pietrangelo has been selected as the NHL's first star of the week for the period ending Mar. 18.

Pietrangelo amassed three goals and six assists in four games. He set a career-high with four points in Sunday's 5-4 OT win over Chicago. Pietrangelo has a personal best 15 goals this season, which has him tied for the league lead among defensemen.

Ullmark will get his first start with the Sabres since Jan. 11 when he stopped 44 of 45 shots in a 3-1 win over Columbus. He has a record of 9-11-2 at the NHL level his his career with a 2.55 goals-against average and .918 save percentage.

The Blues Jackets will play versus the Rangers on Tuesday night, so Sergei Bobrovsky will probably get the nod for that match. Korpisalo has won his last two starts to lift his record to 7-7-0 on the year. He has a 3.19 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 15 appearances this season.